Like I saw one that was titled "I wonder why rule" and had a picture about overpaid CEOs or something.

Why "rule"? What's the origin of this format?

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[–] 61 points 3 years ago (1 child)

I recognize that format from reddit.com/r/196, migrants or bots from reddit may be bringing it over. Basically, the "rule" of that sub was that if you visited it you had to post a meme before you left, so a lot of posts on the sub couldn't think of a creative title, so the title was just "rule"

It then became a trend to just put "rule" at the end of whatever the title was, even if you could think of a title.

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  • [–] 16 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Spot on

    Just to add some clarification as well: users are encouraged to use the word “rule” somewhere in their post (see first sentence of the stickied thread on their page)

    So it’s not a trend, but an intrinsic part of the community

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